JEE Main 2018: Application Form Correction, Admit Card Dates

JEE Main 2018 application form correction window opens from 9th to 22nd January, 2018. After that students have to check JEE Main 2018 Admit Card download details and exam dates. As per latest information from the authorities, JEE Main is the extremely popular engineering entrance exam in India which will be conducted by CBSE for admission to B.Arch courses/B.E. & B.Tech.

JEE Main 2018 Application Form has been started from 1st December 2017. You will be getting admitted to NITs, CFTIs on the basis of JEE Main though IITs offer admission to these courses through JEE Advanced examination and other engineering institutions.

CBSE has introduced some new changes as applicants should have Aadhaar card details for filling the application form. If you want to pursue engineering you can apply for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

JEE Main 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has introduced some new changes in JEE Mains. Following are the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2018 changes:

You must provide Aadhaar card details for filling the application form.

If you are an aspirant who is from Meghalaya, J & K or Assam, then you will be excluded from the above provision. You will be asked to enter bank account number, passport number, ration card number or any other valid Govt. identity number to get examination centre in these states only.

Qualification:

Applicants to qualify for admissions in IITs/NITs/IIITs and such other CFTIs must have obtained a minimum of 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class exam organised by the respective Boards.

For reserved category, the minimum qualifying marks are 65% in the 12th class examination.

Candidates who have passed the higher secondary examination in 2016 and 2017 are also eligible to apply.

Candidates who are appearing currently for 12th class examination are also eligible to apply for JEE Main 2018.

Diploma holders are also eligible for JEE Main 2018 but are only eligible for admission to IITs.

Age:

you must have born on or after 01, October 1993 are eligible for JEE Main 2018.

Candidates from SC, ST and PWD category who were born on or after 01, October 1988 are eligible for JEE Main 2018.

Number of Attempts:

Candidates can appear for JEE Advanced Examination a maximum of 2 times in consecutive years.

The maximum attempt for JEE Main Examination is 3.

JEE Main 2018 Exam Pattern

JEE Main Exam Pattern2018 will provide details about subjects covered, the number of questions, marking scheme, etc. This exam is conducted in two different papers. Exam structure for both the papers are given below:

For JEE Main Paper-1:

Course

B.E./B.Tech courses.

Exam Mode

Offline (PBT) & Online (CBT) as preferred by candidates.

Subjects

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Number of Questions

30 questions from every subjects a total of 360 marks.

Type of Questions

Objective type.

Language

English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Exam Duration

3 hours.

Marking Scheme

+4 marks for each correct answer.

Negative Marking

-1 mark for each wrong answer.

For JEE Main Paper-2:

Course

B.Arch/B.Planning courses.

Exam Mode

Offline (PBT) mode.

Subjects

Mathematics, Aptitude, Drawing.

Number of Questions

30 questions from Mathematics, 50 questions from aptitude test and 2 from drawing a total of 390 marks.

Type of Questions

Objective and Subjective both.

Language

English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Exam Duration

3 hours.

Marking Scheme

+4 marks for each correct answer.

Negative Marking

-1 mark for each wrong answer.

JEE Main 2018 Syllabus

JEE Main 2018 syllabus will be officially released on their website by the concerned authority.

The applicants can download or go through the complete syllabus of JEE Main 2018 before starting their preparation. A Proper syllabus will help them to plan their study accordingly.

Candidates can practise past years question papers to know about the difficulty level of the exam and can prepare for 2018 JEE Main.

Practising mock tests to know your weak areas.

Keep your mind stress free and yourself healthy.

JEE Main 2018 Answer Key

The Answer key of JEE Main will be provided from 24th April to 27th April 2018 by the concerned authority CBSE for both the papers after the completion of the exam. The answer key will help the candidates in cross-checking their answers, with what they have selected in the actual exam.

JEE Main 2018 Result

JEE Main result 2018 will be declared on 30th April 2018 by the CBSE. The result will be declared online on the official website.

Candidates can check their result for JEE Main 2018 online. Merit list will be made only on the basis of JEE Main Score of the candidates.

On basis of JEE Main result, 2018 result candidates can appear in JEE Advanced. Candidates cannot appear in JEE Advanced until they clear JEE Main. Link For checking JEE Main 2018 result will be provided here soon.

Score Card

JEE Main 2018 scorecard will be issued to the candidates after the release of result. The scorecard includes candidate’s final scores and their JEE MAIN 2018 All India rank.

Cut-Off marks

The minimum score for admissions is the cutoffs.

The cutoffs differ from institute to institute as well as the courses as the admissions are held through JoSAA.

The cutoffs for the year 2018 will be available after the result is declared.

JEE Main 2018 cutoffs can be used by candidates to understand the scores that are needed for admissions in the preferred institute.

JEE Main 2018 Counselling procedure

After the declaration of JEE Main 2018 results, you will be selected for counselling on the basis of merit list.

The counselling will tentatively start from 1st week of July 2018. Counselling procedure will be conducted by CSAB and JoSAA.

There will be 4 rounds of counselling the 1st 3 rounds will be held by JoSAA and the last & final round will be held by CSAB. The entire counselling process will completely be online based.